Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-05

From the Pail Mali Gazette.
"What is this hideous thing" the Partisan art
lists ask the government In the high-nown protest
published this morning, (which has been devised
In order to give foreign visitors an idea OF our
Wanted faster" M. Einel, the constructor of 'the
hideous thing" answers the question himself In
the interview, of which one OF our Paris corre-
spondents sends us the following report: "Par1s
is TO have the greatest tower In the world, after
all. NJ Effels tower. which the government has
authorized him to raise on the Champ de Mars.
viii dominate all Paris, and surpass, In fact,
almost double in height the highest existing
structure. Liberty, to whom such homage was
paid the other week for her grandeur and greatness
Is put plgmy OF the statue world compared with
this gigantic monster. Lord Nelson's monnmen a
feet; st. Paul's, $50 feet; the great pyramid, 400
feet; st. Peters OF Rome, 5O7 feet; the cologne
at present the highest in the world, $50 feet, and
the Paris tower IS LOCO feet" In order to find out
what NJ. Enei had to say to the various objections
which have been made to his tower, and to get his
opinion on its utility, called on him the other
day at his works at Lenallois-Perret. To him his
great projection is synonymous with the success
''rhe. begin by declaring" he remarked, refer.
ring TO his adversaries, "that my tower is not
the English or Americans, but it IS not our style
they say. We are occupied more with little artistic
6ibelots than giants Of bad taste like your tower
But though we are occupied most with art ana
music, that is no reason" said he, emphatically,
s.why we should not show the world what we can
do In the way Of great engineering projects. And
as for its being in bad TASTE why, on the contra
~, 1t Will be one OF the chief ornaments OF the
town. One OF the most frequent objections made
to the tower Is that 1t is useless That Is another
error. Take its importance, for instance, from
meteorological point Of view. 1t Is not every gay
that meteOrOlOgtstS uan get up q thousand feet
above SOIL This tower will enable them TO study
the decrease OF temperature at different nights TO
observe the variations OF winds, find out the
quantity OF rain that falls at different
heights and the density Of the clouds
Indeed. In all that relates to temper
allure, hygrometry, air currents, and the compost
ton OF the air, the tower viii afford opportuni-
ties for study and research, many OF which nave
hitherto been impossible. 1t Will be equally useful
10 astronomers. Here experiences with the spec
troScope can be carried on with great facility; the
laws OF refractiOn and the physical aspect OF the
moon, planets, and nebula studied in most favora-
bic conditions. 1 have received testimonies from
SavanS on all these points Then there is its util
fty from military point Of view. In the event OF
another siege OF Paris see how important this
tower would be. Communications could be kept
up by means OF optic telegraphy for great dis
lance around Paris, for from the summit you have
a magnificent panorama extending from 120 to
40 kilOmeterS. Paris by night, decorated and
Illuminated as it will be during the exhibition, Is
a sight which before was only within the reach of
aerOnautS. In fact the tower will be the chief
attraction OF the exhibition